This father and son duo from Florida now have matching tattoos! I tattooed the Dad decades ago, and now that his Son has come of age the entire family make a trek to the Left Coast for the Son to get Dad's tattoo. Until they got here yesterday I dreaded that it might be a memorial, but NO... there they both were! We copied the same pattern I drew up for the Dad all those years ago, just slightly bigger, fitting the taller Son, and then I recolored the sacred heart and flames on Dad's version, still a good tattoo but looking weathered. Interactions like this, and the pride I feel when someone brings a second generation to me, really make the work a joy. I asked special permission to have their faces show online.
Family Tradition